While his Cherokee heritage gives him credibility as a Native American flautist, Douglas Blue Featherís raw talent is what has made him one of todayís most recognized names in the genre. Intensely dedicated, Blue Feather has released an album a year since 2000, won four Native American Music Awards in multiple categories, including Best Flutist and Best New Age Recording, and toured rigorously in powwows, festivals, and churches. With music that flows with as much ease and grace as Blue Featherís, itís easy to see how he rose to such a level of popularity. His most recent album, Sacred Space acts as a musical guide into a clear headspace, and can be used for meditation, early mornings, or right before bed for an elevated subconscious experience.

Sacred Space begins with the clean slate of morning on "Early Morning Mist." Once in a state of openness, it is easier to reach that sacred space, which is as much a mental place as a spiritual one, required to reach a place of peace and calm. Gentle and unintrusive, "Sacred Space" elevates you at a low incline, with gentle pressure from Blue Featherís flute reaching from your ears into your mind, clearing away all thoughts of negativity with airy synthesizers and persistent tones.

Blue Feather takes the listener through all the necessary levels of consciousness before reaching the penultimate "Place of Forgiveness." Intense bursts of flute that perfectly mimic the chirping of birds heard throughout the album send insistent messages of tolerance. You can hear Blue Featherís breath pushing through as he strains to achieve the final level of purity necessary before finally reaching "Spirit World." "Spirit World," which opens with intense cawing before a vast expanse of sounds, creates the impression of birds swooping unfettered and unafraid through an open sky. Calm and ponderous, Blue Featherís flute floats on a cloud bed of synthesizers to carry the listener through an unfamiliar yet welcoming world waiting to be discovered.